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BRAIN BREAKSJanuary
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Streeeettttt-cccchhhhh.
Share a dream.
Have a Rock, Paper,
Scissors competition.
Use stressballs for a5 minutes.
Learn the Macarena.
Play agame of
Telephone.
Play a clap-pattern game.
Sing a song or chant.
Play Heads Up, 7 Up
Do a conga line.
Watch aKid President
video.
Do 25 jumping
jacks.
Tell your students
jokes.
Dance toa top 40
song.
Learn a tongue twister.
Doodle for 5
minutes.
Make a word with Scrabble
tiles.
Play a game of Would
You Rather.
Give your class a riddle.
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Have students recommend a book
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Share a memory.
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WRITING PROMPTSFebruary
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Three things I’d buy if I won the
lottery:
10 things I’dlike to ask my
great-great-great-grandmother:
If I had magic gloves, here’s whatthey’d do:
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Here are three rules I’d make if I
were an adult:
I was walking along the beach,
and I saw this unbelievable
thing…
Write about two enemies stuck together in an
elevator.
How I conqueredmy fear:
Write astory with
three different endings.
Think of someone you don’t like.Now write five
good thingsabout them.
One fictional character I wish
were real:
One subject I’d like to give up in school
and why:
Write about a person, place, and problem that all start with the
letter P.
How the world will be different
in 2120:
Advice I’d like to give
to my parents:
Write an I’m sorry letter
from a villain’s
perspective.
These four words changed
my morning, and here's why:
I’d give kindergarteners
this advice:
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Here’s one way that I’m weird and wonderful:
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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
“Think and wonder, wonder
and think.”
“A person’s a person, no matter how
small.”
“Step with care and great tact and remember
that life’s a greatbalancing act.”
“So, open your mouth, lad!For every
voice counts!”
“It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how.”
“It’s not about what it is. It’s about what itcan become.”
“Oh, the thinks youcan think!”
“You’ll missthe best things if
you keep youreyes shut.”
“From thereto here, from here
to there, funny things are
everywhere.”
“I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.”
“If you never did you should. These things are
fun and fun is good.”
“Oh the things you can find, if you don’t stay
behind!”
“I like nonsense. It
wakes up the brain cells.”
“It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.”
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.
It’s not.”
“But down here at the bottom
we, too, should have rights.”
“An elephant's faithful
one hundred percent!”
“Today is gone. Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.”
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“You are you. Now, isn't
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“Just go right along. You'll start happening too!”
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“Kid, you'll move
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Organize a community
cleanup day.
Turn off lights when you don’t
need them.
Try composting either at school
or home.
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Take an extra look at your
garbage and try to recycle more.
Grow milkweed for monarch butterflies.
Do an Earth Day craft with
your class.
Set a classroom recycling
goal.
Ride your bike somewhere
instead of taking the car.
Plant a tree at your school for
Arbor Day.
Look into alternative energy, like
solar.
Take timeto appreciate
nature.
If you see garbage at a public park, pick it up.
Encourage your parents to buy pesticide-free
products.
Plant a bee-friendly plant—the
bee population needs us!
Turn off theair conditioner
and openthe windows.
Don’t waste water.
Recycle the plastic bags
you have at home.
Use less plastic to pack your
lunch.
Recycle old batteries and electronics.
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Be a voice! Encourage others
to help theenvironment.
Use a refillable water bottle
instead of buying plastic.
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Take your own bags when you shop at a
store.
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MayQUESTIONS TO ASK AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
Name one person you
became friends with this year.
What’s one thing you were really good at
this year?
What’s one thing you taught your
teacherthis year?
What’s one thing you’re looking forward to this
summer?
Name three books you want
to read this summer.
What’s one thing you’re
looking forward to next year?
What’s one song you remember
from music?
Name something related to
technology we used in class.
What will you miss about
school?
What’s a pieceof advice you’d give next year’s
students?
Name an area where you think you made a big improvement.
Name something
nice someone did for youthis year.
What were your favorite three games to play
in gym?
Name your favorite place in the classroom.
What was challenging for you this
year?
What was your favorite art
project you did this year?
Use five adjectivesto describethis year.
Name a teacher (other than your own) you really
like. Why?
Name a favorite book you read
this year.Why did you
like it?
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SELF-CARE FOR TEACHERSJune
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Read for an hour.
Treat yourself
to an expensive
coffee.
Take some time
to color.
Buy something
fun for your classroom.
Listen to an educational
podcast.
Get inspired by an
educational blogger.
Do nothing.
Go toyour favorite
teacher store.
Splurge onsome new
pens.
Read notes you saved
from students.
Visit the library.
Try breathing exercises for5 minutes.
Try a new ice cream or chocolate.
Go to the park
and swing.
Sleep in.Laugh at
funny videos on YouTube.
Buy anew book for your classroom library.
Find a new way to be creative.
Have lunch with your
teacher BFF.Buy a new
hand lotion for your desk.
Remember something GOOD you
did this yearas a teacher.
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EASE YOUR WAY BACK INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR
A TEACHER'S SUMMERJuly
Reflecton your
strengths.
Have coffeewith a
teacher friend.
Discovera new
educational podcast.
Go on a quest to find the
perfect pen.
Watch a TED Talk about education.
Splurge on one office supply item
just for you.
Check out rummage sales for classroom
deals.
Journal about
lessons learned from
last year.
Look for at least one new project that combines
learning and play.
Ask educational questions on the WeAreTeachers
HelplineFacebook page.
Find new teacher friends to followon Twitter and
Instagram.
Surprise your teacher BFF with
a nice note.
Find atleast one new
lesson plan that challenges you.
Organize books from your classroom
library.
Send last year’s students a
thinking-of-you note.
Send next year’s students a
see-you-soon note.
Look for a conference you want to attend
next year.
Research anew classroom
theme.
Look forgood read-aloud
books.
Start practicing delicious, healthy meal prep for the
school year.
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AugustICEBREAKER QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Name someone in your life who
always teaches you things.
What’s one thing an adult ALWAYS says
to you?
If youhad a goat, what would you name it?
What do you think you’ll be doing when you’re 50?
Give threewords to describe
yourself.
What’s one of your favorite things in your
room?
Name something you
like to do on the weekend.
What extinct animal do you wish you could
see?
Where would you
like to travel?
If you could have a magical power,
what would it be?
What’s one thing you do when
you’re grumpy?
What’s a subject you want to get
better at this year?
Name something you learned last year that you’re
proud of.
What’s the best compliment you’ve ever
received?
What’s something that always makes
you laugh?
What’s something you’re very good at?
What’s one thing you
want to learn this year?
Name a book you REALLY love.
What’s your favorite
thing about summer?
If you were a star on YouTube,what would you
be doing?
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Encourage others.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Respect everyone
around you.Don’t make
excuses.Say please and
thank you.
Be a CEO(Chief Example
for Others)
Be OK with making mistakes.
Be polite. Keep trying—don’t
give up.
Be willingto try
something new.
Challenge yourself.
Think beforeyou act.
Offer new ideas in thoughtful ways. Stay focused
and on task.
Work together and be willing to
compromise.
Use kind words.
Explain how you feel.
Listen as muchas you speak.
Make new friends.
Speak up.
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Pass on a random act of
kindness.
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A ruler.
Where do cowsgo for fun?
The mooooo-vies!
What do ducks wear to their
wedding?A duckedo.
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What did one ocean say to the other? Nothing, it just
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Where do pencils go for
vacation? Pencil-vania.
What did 0 say to the number 8?
“Nice belt!”
Why do magicians do so well in school? They’re good
at trick questions.
Why was the teacher wearing
sunglassesto school?
She had bright students.
What school supply is king of the classroom?
Where do polar bears vote?
The North Pole.What do you giveto a sick lemon?
What’s a tornado’s
favorite game?Twister.
What do mummieslike listening to on
Halloween?Wrap music.
What do you call fake pasta?
An impasta.
What type of bee can’t make
up its mind?A maybe.
Why doghosts like to ride
in elevators?It raises their
spirits.
What’s a ghost’s favorite fruit? Boo-berries.
Lemon aid.
Why did theboy bring a
ladder to school? He wanted to go
to high school.
What do you call cheese
that’s not yours? Nacho
cheese!
Why was 6afraid of 7? Because 7, 8, 9.
Why are fish so smart?
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NovemberTHANKFULNESS
What’s aplace you’re thankful for?
Which friend are you
thankful for?
What’s a food you’re
thankfulfor?
What’s something in nature you’re thankful for?
What is an animal you’re
thankful for?
What is a color you’re thankful for?
What author are you thankful
for?
What is a school supply
you’re thankful for?
Whichbook characterare you thankful
for?
What’s a skill you have that
you’re thankfulfor?
What’s a game you’re
thankful for?
What is an emotion that
you’re thankful for?
What place in your school
are you thankful for?
What place in your classroom are you thankful
for?
What’s asong you’re
thankfulfor?
What’s somethingthat happened
yesterday you’rethankful for?
Which teacher are you
thankful for?
What’s something on the playground
you’re thankful for?
What’s something in gym you’re
thankfulfor?
What’s a book you’re
thankful for?
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Leave a friendly sticky
note in a library book.
Pick up trash around
school.
Draw a chalk message on the
playground.
Make a get well card for a sick person.
HOORAY! IT’S WINTER
Share a family tradition with your class.
Collect coins for a cause that matters to you.
Helpsomeone do a job or chore.
Write a letter to a faraway friend.
Tell your teacher why they do a
good job.
Write a thank-you note to the school
janitor.
Hold the door for someone.
Let someone else go first in line.
BREAK!!!
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